A Podcast Seeking Entertainment and Enlightenment through Tokusatsu. Hosted by the ”kaiju academic” himself, Nathan Marchand.
Episodes
Saturday Feb 17, 2024
Saturday Feb 17, 2024
Hello, Kaiju Lovers! The most cited man on MIFV, John LeMay, returns for his all-but-mandatory-at-least-once-a-season appearance to discuss the second Shaw Bros. film we’ve covered this season: Mighty Peking Man. This infamous cult classic was a favorite of director Quinton Tarantino, and it's easy to see why: it's sleazy yet weirdly artsy. It feels like an exploitation film at points—especially with the gorgeous Evalyn Kraft running around in nothing but a goatskin bikini—but the special effects are remarkably well-executed thanks to Keizo Murase. Since it’s John's favorite “Kongsploitation” movie, that is the first of two Toku Topics this episode, with the other being the Peking Man fossil, which partly inspired this flick.
Check out this episode's epilogue, "Davida and Goliathon"!
For full show notes, including a bibliography of sources, check out this episode's post on the MIFV website: https://monsterislandfilmvault.com/index.php/2024/02/17/episode-84-john-lemay-vs-mighty-peking-man/.
Read “Jimmy’s Notes” on this episode here: https://monsterislandfilmvault.com/?p=2166.
Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip.
We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, Ted Williams, Wynja the Ninja, Brad “Batman” Eddleman, Christopher Riner, The Indiscrite One, Eli Harris, Jake Hambrick, Edwin Gonzalez, Matt Walsh (but not that Matt Walsh), Jonathan Courtright, Robert Kidd, and Leon Campbell! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault)
Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop). NEW MERCH NOW AVAILABLE!
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Timestamps:
- Introduction: 0:00-8:08
- Entertaining Info Dump: 8:08-15:49
- Toku Talk: 15:49-1:15:58
- Podcast Ad (Bots, Bugs, and Babes): 1:15:58-1:17:03
- Toku Topic (“Kongsploitation” and the Peking Man fossil): 1:17:03-1:50:06
- Outro: 1:50:06-1:57:57
- Credits: 1:57:57-end
Podcast Social Media:
- MIFV Linktree: https://linktr.ee/monsterislandfilmvault
- Nate’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/nathan_marchand
- MIFV is a member of PodNation (https://podnation.tv/)
- MIFV is one of Feedspot’s top 10 tokusatsu podcasts! (https://blog.feedspot.com/tokusatsu_podcasts/)
www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com
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Friday Feb 02, 2024
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In this excerpt from the latest episode of the (usually) Patreon-exclusive livestream podcast, Nathan invites his creative team (plus Elijah Thomas, who crashes the show later) on to discuss the new black-and-white edition of Godzilla Minus One. Is it a different enough experience from the original—or is it even better? These questions are answered in yet another Minus One-fueled blockbuster episode of MIFV!
Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip.
We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, Ted Williams, Wynja the Ninja, Brad “Batman” Eddleman, Christopher Riner, The Indiscrite One, Eli Harris, Jake Hambrick, Edwin Gonzalez, Matt Walsh (but not that Matt Walsh), Jonathan Courtright, and Robert Kidd! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault)
Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop). NEW MERCH NOW AVAILABLE!
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Podcast Social Media:
- MIFV Linktree: https://linktr.ee/monsterislandfilmvault
- Nate’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/nathan_marchand
- MIFV is a member of PodNation (https://podnation.tv/)
- MIFV is one of Feedspot’s top 10 tokusatsu podcasts! (https://blog.feedspot.com/tokusatsu_podcasts/)
www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com
#JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault #Godzilla #GodzillaMinusOne #GodzillaMinusColor
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Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Hello, Kaiju Lovers! You know him and you probably hate him—our guest today is none other than Matt Walsh! Okay, it’s not that Matt Walsh. This one shaves and isn’t a millennial curmudgeon. Anyway, because this Matt Walsh is a madman, he jumped on the joke tier on Patreon, “Jimmy’s Intern,” to discuss 1957’s The Abominable Snowman, making this MIFV’s first Hammer film…and its third yeti film. (Nate only had a mild case of PTSD). Nate was pleasantly surprised to see that this film, which stars Grand Moff Tarkin himself, Peter Cushing, was far more philosophical and thoughtful than he expected. You’re in for a spirited bonus episode that fits right in with the Monster Island World Tour…even if Jimmy gets the day off.
READ THE FULL SHOW NOTES, INCLUDING A BIBLIOGRAPHY, ON THE MIFV WEBSITE: https://monsterislandfilmvault.com/index.php/2024/02/01/5th-wednesday-bonus-episode-15-the-abominable-snowman-1957-ft-matt-walsh-patreon/.
Read "Jimmy's Notes" on this episode on the MIFV website: https://monsterislandfilmvault.com/index.php/2024/02/13/jimmys-notes-on-bonus-episode-15-the-abominable-snowman-1957-ft-matt-walsh/.
Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org.
Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip.
We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, Ted Williams, Wynja the Ninja, Brad “Batman” Eddleman, Christopher Riner, The Indiscrite One, Eli Harris, Jake Hambrick, Edwin Gonzalez, Matt Walsh (but not that Matt Walsh), Jonathan Courtright, and Robert Kidd! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault)
Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop). NEW MERCH NOW AVAILABLE!
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Timestamps:
- Introduction: 0:00-17:27
- Main Discussion: 17:27-1:48:58
- Outro: 1:48:58-2:03:51
- Credits: 2:03:51-end
Podcast Social Media:
- MIFV Linktree: https://linktr.ee/monsterislandfilmvault
- Nate’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/nathan_marchand
- MIFV is a member of PodNation (https://podnation.tv/)
- MIFV is one of Feedspot’s top 10 tokusatsu podcasts! (https://blog.feedspot.com/tokusatsu_podcasts/)
www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com
#JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault #monsterislandworldtour HammerFilms
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Friday Jan 26, 2024
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Nate decides to do some film curation in Hong Kong--with Hannibal Chau. Jimmy escorts him to the Bone Slums to meet the black market dealer and discovers a reel containing the 1999 cut of Reptilian. So, he does what any kaiju film curator would do: he steals it. But Chau won't have any of that!
Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip.
We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, Ted Williams, Wynja the Ninja, Brad “Batman” Eddleman, Christopher Riner, The Indiscrite One, Eli Harris, Jake Hambrick, Edwin Gonzalez, Matt Walsh (but not that Matt Walsh), Jonathan Courtright, and Robert Kidd! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault)
Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop). NEW MERCH NOW AVAILABLE!
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Podcast Social Media:
- MIFV Linktree: https://linktr.ee/monsterislandfilmvault
- Nate’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/nathan_marchand
- MIFV is a member of PodNation (https://podnation.tv/)
- MIFV is one of Feedspot’s top 10 tokusatsu podcasts! (https://blog.feedspot.com/tokusatsu_podcasts/)
www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com
#JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault #MonsterIslandWorldTour
© 2023, 2024 Moonlighting Ninjas Media
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Hello, Kaiju Lovers! Neil Riebe makes a dangerous journey to Hong Kong to join Nate for another “Godzilla Redux” with Son of Godzilla. This film was made in the “Year of the Kaiju,” 1967, and along with King Kong Escapes, was Toho’s big contribution to it. The studio’s “B team,” led by director Jun Fukuda, returned to helm this island adventure…that infamously introduced fans to “the Jar Jar Binks of the Godzilla franchise,” Minilla (aka Minya). But it also has some impressive insect kaiju. Believe it or not, this was made as a date movie…for very Japanese reasons! All this and more in the latest MIFV!
Listen to this episode's epilogue, "Kung Fools."
Check out "Jimmy's Notes," the official follow-up blog to this episode: https://monsterislandfilmvault.com/index.php/2024/01/25/jimmys-notes-on-episode-83-son-of-godzilla-ft-neil-riebe/.
VISIT THE MIFV WEBSITE FOR FULL SHOW NOTES, INCLUDING A LIST OF SOURCES: https://monsterislandfilmvault.com/?p=2120.
Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org.
Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip.
We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, Ted Williams, Wynja the Ninja, Brad “Batman” Eddleman, Christopher Riner, The Indiscrite One, Eli Harris, Jake Hambrick, Edwin Gonzalez, Matt Walsh (but not that Matt Walsh), Jonathan Courtright, and Robert Kidd! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault)
Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop). NEW MERCH NOW AVAILABLE!
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Timestamps:
- Introduction: 0:00-5:51
- Main Discussion: 5:51-1:43:19
- Outro: 1:43:19-1:54:03
- Credits: 1:54:03-end
Podcast Social Media:
- MIFV Linktree: https://linktr.ee/monsterislandfilmvault
- Nate’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/nathan_marchand
- MIFV is a member of PodNation (https://podnation.tv/)
- MIFV is one of Feedspot’s top 10 tokusatsu podcasts! (https://blog.feedspot.com/tokusatsu_podcasts/)
www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com
#JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault #Godzilla #SonofGodzilla #GodzillaRedux
© 2023, 2024 Moonlighting Ninjas Media
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In this comedy-of-errors adventure, Nate, Jimmy, and Daniel DiManna confront Zhīzhūguài, the giant spider from Super Inframan, in Uber-Moguera. They quickly find themselves at the spider monster’s maniacal mercilessness, but a freak accident involving a blu-ray disc transforms Danny into their last hope—Super Infra-Dan!
Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip.
We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, Ted Williams, Wynja the Ninja, Brad “Batman” Eddleman, Christopher Riner, The Indiscrite One, Eli Harris, Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Jake Hambrick, Edwin Gonzalez, Matt Walsh (but not that Matt Walsh), and Jonathan Courtright! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault)
Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop). NEW MERCH NOW AVAILABLE!
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Podcast Social Media:
- MIFV Linktree: https://linktr.ee/monsterislandfilmvault
- Nate’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/nathan_marchand
- MIFV is a member of PodNation (https://podnation.tv/)
- MIFV is one of Feedspot’s top 10 tokusatsu podcasts! (https://blog.feedspot.com/tokusatsu_podcasts/)
www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com
#JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault
© 2023, 2024 Moonlighting Ninjas Media
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In the part two of a two-part compilation of weekly podcasts originally made for MIFV MAX members on Patreon, Nate breaks down and analyzes the first six episodes of AppleTV+’s MonsterVerse series, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. It starts off strong, but like many Americans, it gets squishy in the middle. The flashback storyline is definitely better than the “present day” (2015) story arc, but both Wyatt and Kurt Russell are impressive playing the same character in two time periods.
Continued from part 1: (https://monsterislandfilmvault.com/?p=2092).
Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip.
We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, Ted Williams, Wynja the Ninja, Brad “Batman” Eddleman, Christopher Riner, The Indiscrite One, Eli Harris, Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Jake Hambrick, Edwin Gonzalez, Matt Walsh (but not that Matt Walsh), and Jonathan Courtright! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault)
Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop). NEW MERCH NOW AVAILABLE!
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Timestamps:
- Episode 7, “Will the Real May Please Stand Up?”: 0:00-27:14
- Episode 8, “Birthright”: 27:14-1:06:17
- Episode 9, “Axis Mundi”: 1:06:17-1:42:08
- Episode 10, “Beyond Logic”: 1:42:08-2:14:49
- Final Thoughts: 2:14:49-2:26:19
- Credits: 2:26:19-2:28:04
Podcast Social Media:
- MIFV Linktree: https://linktr.ee/monsterislandfilmvault
- Nate’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/nathan_marchand
- MIFV is a member of PodNation (https://podnation.tv/)
- MIFV is one of Feedspot’s top 10 tokusatsu podcasts! (https://blog.feedspot.com/tokusatsu_podcasts/)
www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com
#JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault
© 2023, 2024 Moonlighting Ninjas Media
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In the part one of a two-part compilation of weekly podcasts originally made for MIFV MAX members on Patreon, Nate breaks down and analyzes the first six episodes of AppleTV+’s MonsterVerse series, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. It starts off strong, but like many Americans, it gets squishy in the middle. The flashback storyline is definitely better than the “present day” (2015) story arc, but both Wyatt and Kurt Russell are impressive playing the same character in two time periods.
Continued in part 2: https://monsterislandfilmvault.com/?p=2097.
Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip.
We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, Ted Williams, Wynja the Ninja, Brad “Batman” Eddleman, Christopher Riner, The Indiscrite One, Eli Harris, Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Jake Hambrick, Edwin Gonzalez, Matt Walsh (but not that Matt Walsh), and Jonathan Courtright! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault)
Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop). NEW MERCH NOW AVAILABLE!
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Timestamps:
- Intro/Episode 1, “Aftermath”: 0:00-38:02
- Episode 2, “Departure”: 38:02-58:57
- Episode 3, “Secrets and Lies”: 58:57-1:22:46
- Episode 4, “Parallels and Interiors”: 1:22:46-1:41:40
- Episode 5, “The Way Out”: 1:41:40-2:21:28
- Episode 6, “Terrifying Miracles”: 2:21:28-2:56:36
Podcast Social Media:
- MIFV Linktree: https://linktr.ee/monsterislandfilmvault
- Nate’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/nathan_marchand
- MIFV is a member of PodNation (https://podnation.tv/)
- MIFV is one of Feedspot’s top 10 tokusatsu podcasts! (https://blog.feedspot.com/tokusatsu_podcasts/)
www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com
#JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault
© 2023, 2024 Moonlighting Ninjas Media
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In MIFV’s fourth season premiere, Nate is joined by Daniel DiManna (Godzilla Novelization Project) to discuss competently-made insanity: Super Inframan. Yes, it barely qualifies as “kaiju,” but Nate needed an excuse to talk about it (again). To call it a hyper-caffeinated fusion of Shaw Bros. trademark martial cinema and Japanese henshin heroes would be an understatement. Believe it or not, this bonkers movie has connections to both Kamen Rider and Mystery Science Theater 3000! Nate and Danny also discuss “Bruceploitation” and the Muppets in regards to this movie. The Toku Topic is, naturally, kung-fu cinema.
Listen to this episode epilogue, "Super Infra-Dan."
READ "JIMMY'S NOTES" ON THIS EPISODE: https://monsterislandfilmvault.com/index.php/2024/01/17/2081/.
Featuring Daniel DiManna as Dr. Dante Dourif.
Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip.
We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, Ted Williams, Wynja the Ninja, Brad “Batman” Eddleman, Christopher Riner, The Indiscrite One, Eli Harris, Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Jake Hambrick, Edwin Gonzalez, Matt Walsh (but not that Matt Walsh), and Jonathan Courtright! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault)
Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop). NEW MERCH NOW AVAILABLE!
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Timestamps:
- Introduction: 0:00-14:59
- Entertaining Info Dump: 14:59-22:49
- Toku Talk: 22:49-1:28:27
- Podcast Ads: 1:28:27-1:29:43
- Toku Topic (Martial Arts Cinema): 1:29:43-2:19:11
- Outro: 2:19:11-2:30:48
- Credits: 2:30:48-2:32:55
Podcast Social Media:
- MIFV Linktree: https://linktr.ee/monsterislandfilmvault
- Nate’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/nathan_marchand
- MIFV is a member of PodNation (https://podnation.tv/)
- MIFV is one of Feedspot’s top 10 tokusatsu podcasts! (https://blog.feedspot.com/tokusatsu_podcasts/)
www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com
#JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault
© 2023, 2024 Moonlighting Ninjas Media
FOR FULL SHOW NOTES, INCLUDING A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SOURCES, VISIT THE MIFV WEBSITE: https://monsterislandfilmvault.com/?p=2079.
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Hello, Kaiju Lovers! On a new Board-mandated mission, Nate, Jimmy, and Kaguya cut a promo for season 4: “The Monster Island World Tour.” They’ll be traveling the world recapturing escaped kaiju and returning them to the Island, all the while discussing giant monster movies made anywhere but America and Japan. As Jonah sang, “Every country has a monster they’re afraid of in their nation!”
Guest Cast
- Kim Lacanilao as Kaguya
Written by Nathan Marchand.
Additional Music
- “Every Country has a Monster” (instrumental) by Jonah Ray
Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org.
Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip.
We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, Ted Williams, Wynja the Ninja, Brad “Batman” Eddleman, Christopher Riner, The Indiscrite One, Eli Harris, Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Jake Hambrick, Edwin Gonzalez, Matt Walsh (but not that Matt Walsh), and Jonathan Courtright! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault)
Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop). NEW MERCH NOW AVAILABLE!
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Podcast Social Media:
- MIFV Linktree: https://linktr.ee/monsterislandfilmvault
- Nate’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/nathan_marchand
- MIFV is a member of PodNation (https://podnation.tv/)
- MIFV is one of Feedspot’s top 10 tokusatsu podcasts! (https://blog.feedspot.com/tokusatsu_podcasts/)
www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com
#JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault #MonsterIslandWorldTour
© 2023, 2024 Moonlighting Ninjas Media